The St. John Fisher College men’s basketball team cruised to a 78-43 victory over host Alfred on Saturday night, and improved to 3-3 overall, 2-1 in the Empire 8.

 

The Cardinals opened the game with a 23-5 run over the opening ten minutes of action, and never looked back, maintaining a minimum 20-point cushion throughout the final period.

 

Sophomore Chris Baltz (Vestal/Vestal) led all scorers with 15 points in his first game back after missing Thursday's contest, while Justin Beigel (Colerain/Cincinnati, OH) and Ozell Franklin (Rush-Henrietta/Henrietta) each added 12 points for the Cardinals.  

 

Forward Mark Bearden (Aquinas/Rochester) tallied nine points, nine boards and four assists, with Matt Newman (Campbell Savona/Campbell) and Brandon Witte (C.W. Baker/Baldwinsville) notching eight points apiece.

 

Fisher will return to action at 7 p.m. next Friday to take on the host University of Rochester Yellowjackets.